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kena.

To experience, receive, suffer, get or be affected by (something negative).

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkənɑ/Singapore/ˈkɑnɑ/Singapore[ˈk˭ə˧.nä˦]Singapore/ˈkənə/Malaysia
  1. To experience, receive, suffer, get or be affected by (something negative).

    ambitransitive · invariable
    They all kena food poisoning.
    If they ever catch you jaywalking, you will kena.
  2. Used before a verb to indicate the adversative passive voice.

    auxiliary · invariable
    He kena fine $10.
    My job application kena rejected.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay kena (“to be struck, hit, affected by”).

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